Finally: Williston, Heart of the Bakken -- $1.3 Million for the Parks

Link here to Williston Herald.

The 1-cent sales tax voters approved last November to go to the Williston Parks District will be spent on area parks and facilities.

The board took a bold step of approving $1.3 million in improvements to existing parks, including more than half a million dollars for new bathrooms at Harmon, Davidson and Recreation parks and $125,000 for a playground at Harmon park.

Data points:

• 1-cent sales tax begins in April, 2012
• Estimates range from $4 million to $10 million
• half of the sales tax increase goes to a new 125,000 sq ft recreation facility
• half designated to maintain and improve the park district
• playground improvements will be sized to handle a city population of 35,000 to 40,000